Chief Financial Officer at Heritage Landscapes

This position is posted on behalf of People Solutions Center's client, Heritage Landscapes.

Heritage Landscapes is a Bay Area landscape firm serving Marin, Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco counties. We are adding value to people's lives by creating sanctuaries outdoors.

We have a unique opportunity for an experienced Chief Financial Officer to join us on our journey to transform our bold ambitions into a reality! This will be Heritage’s first Chief Financial Officer and is the key to helping the organization grow from an $8MM to $10MM business by 2026.

This position will handle the financial and accounting operations of a rapidly growing organization while setting up the long-term financial strategies of the organization. We are seeking a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit and a growth mindset.

The following education, skills and experience are required for the Chief Financial Officer role:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, managerial finance, business administration or related field
• 5+ years of experience in a Controller position, ideally including experience as a company’s first Controller
• Advanced excel skills including: pivot tables, macros, building equations, charts and graphs
• High Proficiency with QuickBooks, MS Office and job-costing technologies
• Solid data analytics and audit skills
• Experience processing daily A/R, A/P and reconciliations a must
• Strong analytical, technical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience developing budgets and tracking budgets and cashflow
• Strong financial acumen and process orientation
• Ability and passion for leveraging data to influence others and drive business decisions

Chief Financial Officer responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

*Manages the preparation of the financial analysis of the organization, including:

• Overseeing the monthly and year-end closing process and preparation of financial statements and cash flow projections
• Responsible for processing A/R and A/P
• Ensuring quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Analyzing and interpreting financial reports to understand trends in profitability, performance against budget and other key measures of the financial health of the organization
• Recommending changes to organization processes and strategy to improve financial results

*Prepares and complies with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings, including:

• Ensuring the appropriate procedures and accounting practices are followed for monthly, quarterly and year end closing processes
• Developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

*Collaborates with other managers to ensure the accuracy of systems and efficiencies of the process, including:

• Identifying opportunities to improve the accounting practices, internal controls, and processes
• Implementing change initiatives including system integrations
• Interpreting and leveraging data to drive business decisions

*Establishes strong financial processes, reporting and analysis

• Developing a budget and real time cashflow reporting
• Identifying daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting needs for all levels of the leadership team

We offer a competitive compensation structure including a base salary of $145,000-160,000 we also offer a strong benefits package including medical, dental, vision, sick leave, 401(k), profit sharing and an unlimited paid time off plan.